May 6th, 2025
“The Lord said to Moses, “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.” So Moses took the staff […]
May 5th, 2025
“In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look […]
May 4th, 2025
”My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” James 1:19-20 Have you ever found yourself saying to someone you care about “It’s me – it’s just the way I […]
May 3rd, 2025
Read 1 Peter 5:7 NIV Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Heavenly Father, Sometimes fear gets the best of me. I stress and I worry about every little thing, instead of putting all of my trust in You. You are so good and the evidence of your love for me […]
May 2nd, 2025
Read Psalm 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” We see the theme of stillness in many places in the Bible. Here in our reading in Psalms today; when Jesus calms a storm that has the disciples […]
May 1st, 2025
Read 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” Fear really only serves one purpose: to keep you alive. It is a survival response. When you are walking through the woods and you come across a giant grizzly bear…fear is very important! […]
April 30th, 2025
Read Matthew 6:27 NLT Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? I tend to worry a lot…about everything. One time, as I waited for my husband to pick me up, I became so anxious that we would be late to where we were headed, that I actually started walking in the […]
April 29th, 2025
Read Psalm 56:3-4a When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. I like to think of myself as a fairly logical person when facing something challenging. I am an internal processor – so I tend to take in a […]
April 28th, 2025
Read Proverbs 12:25a NLT Worry weighs a person down; I grew up in the era of Gilligan’s Island. I loved the silly antics of the show…someone was always getting into trouble. On more than one occasion, a member of the cast was caught in quicksand and a hilarious rescue would ensue. I was, however, terrified […]
April 27th, 2025
Read Matthew 11:28 NIV “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Do you ever feel like you are working really hard at trying to manage all that could possibly happen in your world? Do you try to anticipate what might come next, head off the bad […]
